Rockford Box Score
Edgewood Box Score
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Lutheran College
women's tennis team split a pair of Northern Athletics Conference
matches on the road Saturday. The Warriors began the day by
blanking Rockford 9-0, before falling to Edgewood 6-3.
In the win over the Regents, WLC was dominant in every match as the
Warriors dropped just six games throughout all nine flights.
Wisconsin Lutheran began its impressive run with three 8-0 wins in
doubles action.
The three winning teams for WLC were Kaitlyn Strehlow (Hales
Corners, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) and Stephanie Gengler (Slinger,
Wis./Slinger) at #1 doubles, Kathryn Hendee (Rockton,
Ill./Hononegah) and Kendall Bonnin (Kenosha, Wis./St. Joseph) at #2
and Alyssa Strangstalien (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) and
Emily Pearson (Prairie du Sac, Wis./Luther Preparatory) at #3
doubles.
The impressive play carried over to singles for Wisconsin Lutheran,
led by Hendee who gained a 6-0, 6-1 win at #1. Pearson picked up a
6-0, 6-0 win at #2 singles for the Warriors, while Bonnin won her
#3 singles match, 6-0, 6-1. Kalyn Geddes (Bend, Ore./Luther
Preparatory) won her #4 singles contest 6-0, 6-1 and Bethany
Soderlund (De Pere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) gained a win at #5
singles, 6-1, 6-0. Rounding out the Warriors' lineup was Amanda
Pearson (Prairie du Sac, Wis./Luther Preparatory), who was
victorious 6-1, 6-1.
The Warriors were unable to carry that momentum over into their
second match of the day as they fell in a rematch of last year's
NAC Team Championship against the Eagles, 6-3. The matchup between
the Warriors and Eagles featured the last two remaining unbeaten
teams in the NAC.
WLC notched a pair of wins in doubles play versus Edgewood as the
#2 team of Hendee and Bonnin won their match 8-4, while the #3 duo
of Emily Pearson and Strangstalien gained an 8-5 victory.
In singles action, Edgewood (8-1, 7-0 NAC) took five of six flights
to rally for the 6-3 win. The lone winner in singles
play for Wisconsin Lutheran was Strehlow at #1 where she out-lasted
EC's Morgan Wilson, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Wisconsin Lutheran (7-3, 6-1 NAC) returns to action Wednesday when
it hosts Marian (3-6, 3-3 NAC) in a NAC dual. The match between the
Warriors and Sabres is set for 6 p.m. at Hart Park in Wauwatosa,
Wis.
